Saturday June 17, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, June 17, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       30  22  2.40   52  24   5   460   381  137  123   27  117  263
Minnesota       27  23  2.59   50   9  16   465   370  162  134   35  147  288
Detroit         30  22  2.64   52  14  12   460   361  153  135   31  167  319
Oakland         35  17  2.66   52  16  15   474   410  156  140   39  125  256
Cleveland       23  27  2.83   50  17   9   448   368  154  141   30  162  293
New York        24  29  2.89   53   9  14   466   425  180  150   24  168  240
Chicago         32  21  3.13   53  14  13   474   424  194  165   35  160  343
Kansas City     25  28  3.14   53  13   9   479   448  181  167   32  124  252
Texas           23  32  3.22   55   4  17   491   426  205  176   26  208  300
California      25  30  3.54   55  10  10   484   416  217  190   36  239  323
Milwaukee       16  34  3.58   50   8   9   453   409  203  180   32  187  251
Boston          22  27  4.06   49   8   9   428   441  231  193   37  181  296

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer (BAL)       8   3  1.88  13  13   5   0   0  101   76   24   21    7   26   72
Gaylord Perry (CLE)   10   6  1.89  17  16  11   1   3  138   99   31   29    5   30   93
Milt Wilcox (CLE)      6   5  1.90  12  12   4   0   2   81   55   22   17    6   35   54
Joe Coleman (DET)      8   5  1.90  14  14   3   0   1  104   66   27   22    8   44   85
Wilbur Wood (CHI)     11   4  1.91  18  18   7   0   4  142  112   35   30    8   29   78
Dick Drago (KC)        5   4  2.08  13  13   5   0   2  104   92   25   24    6   14   66
Jim Kaat (MIN)         7   2  2.10  11  11   3   0   0   81   64   24   19    6   15   51
Steve Kline (NY)       5   2  2.11  10  10   2   0   2   73   61   23   17    3   17   13
Ken Holtzman (OAK)    10   4  2.12  15  15  10   0   3  119  104   33   28   11   15   54
Clyde Wright (CAL)     6   3  2.17  11  11   2   0   1   75   66   22   18    4   24   33

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Roric Harrison         0   0  1.00  12   0   0   0   0   27   17    3    3    0    9   14
Mickey Scott           0   1  1.69   6   0   0   0   0   11    7    2    2    0    3    5
Jim Palmer             8   3  1.88  13  13   5   0   0  101   76   24   21    7   26   72
Pat Dobson             8   6  2.26  14  14   8   0   3  108   93   30   27    4   22   63
Doyle Alexander        3   2  2.33  10   1   0   1   0   27   23    8    7    1    7    9
Dave McNally           7   5  2.50  13  13   7   0   4   94   77   27   26    5   20   53
Mike Cuellar           4   5  2.94  11  11   4   0   1   64   60   26   21    7   18   31
Eddie Watt             0   0  3.60  10   0   0   2   0   10   10    5    4    1    5    5
Grant Jackson          0   0  5.19   8   0   0   2   0    9   10    5    5    0    2    8
Dave Leonhard          0   0  5.91   6   0   0   0   0   11    8    7    7    2    5    3

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Tatum              0   1  2.55  14   0   0   4   0   18   14    7    5    2   11   12
John Curtis            3   1  2.67   4   3   2   0   1   27   25    8    8    2    6   18
Sonny Siebert          6   3  3.17  12  12   2   0   1   82   89   44   29    7   26   56
Ray Culp               4   6  3.23  11  11   3   0   1   75   68   33   27    5   35   38
Roger Moret            0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    2    0    6    4
Luis Tiant             0   2  3.81  14   3   0   0   0   28   25   13   12    1   21   24
Bill Lee               5   2  3.86  20   0   0   3   0   33   25   15   14    1   10   21
Gary Peters            1   1  4.13  12   1   0   0   0   28   33   16   13    2   17   29
Bobby Bolin            0   1  4.96  11   0   0   0   0   16   18   10    9    2    8   17
Lew Krausse            1   3  5.52  12   7   0   1   0   46   53   31   28    6   21   26
Marty Pattin           2   7  5.66  13  12   1   0   0   68   83   48   43    9   18   48
Don Newhauser          0   0 20.25   2   0   0   1   0    1    3    3    3    0    2    3

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Doyle             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    3    4
Clyde Wright           6   3  2.17  11  11   2   0   1   75   66   22   18    4   24   33
Lloyd Allen            2   3  2.23  19   0   0   5   0   36   28   11    9    1   18   22
Steve Barber           1   0  2.45   9   0   0   1   0   11    7    3    3    0   13    7
Nolan Ryan             6   4  3.21  13  13   4   0   3   73   52   27   26    4   54   72
Rudy May               1   4  3.59  12   8   0   1   0   53   47   27   21    4   18   44
Rickey Clark           4   6  3.78  14  13   2   0   0   81   63   38   34    7   40   47
Andy Messersmith       2   4  4.03   7   6   2   1   2   45   35   22   20    2   21   34
Don Rose               1   1  4.50   8   3   0   0   0   22   23   15   11    6    8   20
Eddie Fisher           2   4  4.60  23   1   0   2   0   47   50   25   24    5   12   17
Tom Murphy             0   0  5.40   6   0   0   0   0   10   13    6    6    0    8    2
Mel Queen              0   0  5.40  11   0   0   0   0   22   24   15   13    1   15   15
Alan Foster            0   1  6.14   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    6    5    2    5    6

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Terry Forster          0   1  1.91  21   0   0   8   0   28   22    9    6    0   16   32
Wilbur Wood           11   4  1.91  18  18   7   0   4  142  112   35   30    8   29   78
Vicente Romo           1   0  2.45  12   0   0   0   0   18   15    5    5    3    6   18
Dave Lemonds           0   0  2.49  10   3   0   0   0   22   18   12    6    0   14   15
Phil Regan             0   1  2.84   5   0   0   0   0    6    7    3    2    0    1    2
Steve Kealey           2   2  3.15  17   0   0   3   0   20   18    7    7    2    8   13
Tom Bradley            7   3  3.17  16  16   5   0   1   99   86   37   35    8   27   90
Rich Gossage           1   0  3.21  13   0   0   1   0   28   25   13   10    1   15   16
Stan Bahnsen           8   7  4.24  16  16   2   0   1   91   98   46   43    9   25   65
Cy Acosta              2   0  7.71   3   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    2    1    2    3
Bart Johnson           0   3  9.22   9   0   0   1   0   14   18   20   14    2   13    9
Jim Geddes             0   0 13.50   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    5    5    1    4    2

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Kilkenny          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    0    0    0    2    6
Gaylord Perry         10   6  1.89  17  16  11   1   3  138   99   31   29    5   30   93
Milt Wilcox            6   5  1.90  12  12   4   0   2   81   55   22   17    6   35   54
Vince Colbert          1   4  2.63  12   7   1   0   1   51   38   17   15    4   25   27
Ed Farmer              0   0  3.26  14   0   0   2   0   19   14    7    7    2   10    9
Phil Hennigan          0   0  3.38   8   0   0   0   0    8    9    3    3    1    2    6
Denny Riddleberger     1   0  3.60  14   0   0   0   0   20   23    8    8    1    8   11
Steve Hargan           0   2  3.94   6   1   0   0   0   16   13    8    7    1    8    8
Ray Lamb               1   0  3.98   9   0   0   0   0   20   22    9    9    0    6   16
Dick Tidrow            4   7  4.26  15  14   1   0   0   76   69   38   36    8   29   48
Steve Mingori          0   3  6.00  15   0   0   6   0   15   21   11   10    2    7   15

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Leshnock           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    0    2
Chris Zachary          0   0  1.80   4   0   0   0   0    5    7    1    1    0    2    4
Joe Coleman            8   5  1.90  14  14   3   0   1  104   66   27   22    8   44   85
Tom Timmerman          5   5  2.26  14  13   2   0   2   84   57   26   21    7   26   46
Fred Scherman          2   0  2.52  20   0   0   7   0   36   33   12   10    1   15   23
Mickey Lolich         10   4  2.55  15  15   9   0   1  123   96   37   35   10   33   95
Chuck Seelbach         3   2  2.88  19   1   0   4   0   34   25   11   11    1   12   22
Joe Niekro             2   1  2.92   9   4   0   1   0   25   30    8    8    1    3   12
Les Cain               0   3  3.80   5   5   0   0   0   24   18   12   10    2   16   16
Ron Perranoski         0   1  4.15  11   0   0   0   0   13   11    6    6    0    3    7
Phil Meeler            0   1  4.91   6   0   0   0   0    7   10    6    4    0    7    4
Mike Kilkenny          0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    1    0    0
Bob Strampe            0   0 18.00   6   0   0   0   0    3    5    6    6    0    6    3

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Roger Nelson           0   1  1.20  11   0   0   1   0   15   11    2    2    1    5   14
Dick Drago             5   4  2.08  13  13   5   0   2  104   92   25   24    6   14   66
Tom Burgmeier          4   1  2.35  21   0   0   6   0   23   21    8    6    0   10   10
Ted Abernathy          0   1  2.51  11   0   0   0   0   14   13    7    4    1    8    8
Paul Splittorff        5   4  2.83  14  13   5   0   1   89   77   30   28    4   24   44
Monty Montgomery       0   1  3.38   4   3   0   0   0   21   25    8    8    0    5    7
Bruce Dal Canton       3   3  3.45  13   4   0   2   0   47   43   19   18    3   10   35
Al Fitzmorris          2   3  3.65  11   2   0   0   0   49   47   21   20    5   12   23
Jim Rooker             3   3  4.22  13   6   3   0   2   43   39   21   20    3   15   21
Mike Hedlund           0   5  4.26   9   7   0   0   0   44   46   24   21    6   17   15
Tom Murphy             3   2  5.02   9   5   0   0   0   29   34   16   16    3    4    9

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Newman             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    0    0
Earl Stephenson        0   0  0.68  15   0   0   0   0   26   19    3    2    2    8   12
Jerry Bell             0   0  1.50   5   0   0   0   0   12    8    2    2    0    6    6
Frank Linzy            0   0  2.32  17   0   0   1   0   31   22   10    8    1    9   10
Jim Colborn            1   0  2.87  18   0   0   0   0   38   39   13   12    2   21   27
Jim Lonborg            3   3  2.92  12   9   3   1   1   65   61   24   21    5   25   38
Ken Sanders            1   6  3.18  22   0   0   7   0   40   36   14   14    2   17   23
Skip Lockwood          2   7  3.93  11   9   2   0   1   53   42   27   23    3   33   44
Bill Parsons           6   4  4.44  13  12   2   0   0   77   71   39   38    8   28   39
Ken Brett              2   8  4.46  12  12   1   0   1   67   59   40   33    6   19   35
Jim Slaton             1   6  5.52   9   8   0   0   0   44   50   31   27    3   21   17

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wayne Granger          1   0  0.53  21   0   0  10   0   34   18    3    2    0    6   16
Ray Corbin             2   0  1.57  11   0   0   0   0   29   18    6    5    1   14   20
Tom Norton             0   1  1.99  14   0   0   0   0   23   17    8    5    1    8   17
Jim Kaat               7   2  2.10  11  11   3   0   0   81   64   24   19    6   15   51
Dave LaRoche           1   3  2.15  22   0   0   6   0   38   25   11    9    2   16   24
Bert Blyleven          7   7  2.97  16  15   4   0   2  109   94   37   36   11   22   83
Dick Woodson           4   5  3.36  12  12   0   0   0   75   60   34   28    7   32   46
Jim Perry              5   5  3.47  12  12   2   0   1   70   65   32   27    7   27   26
Bob Gebhard            0   0  4.05   4   0   0   0   0    7    9    7    3    0    7    5

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wade Blasingame        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Sparky Lyle            2   1  0.96  20   0   0  13   0   38   19    5    4    1    8   22
Steve Kline            5   2  2.11  10  10   2   0   2   73   61   23   17    3   17   13
Mike Kekich            5   5  2.50  12  12   0   0   0   83   71   26   23    3   40   51
Mel Stottlemyre        6   8  2.81  14  14   3   0   3  102   97   35   32    4   36   54
Lindy McDaniel         0   1  2.93  11   0   0   0   0   15   12    9    5    2    7   11
Jack Aker              0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    3    1
Fritz Peterson         5   8  3.59  13  13   4   0   1   93  101   44   37    4   21   42
Fred Beene             0   3  3.74  11   1   0   1   0   22   23   13    9    2   13   19
Rich Hinton            1   0  4.86   7   3   0   0   0   17   20   11    9    2    8   13
Jim Roland             0   1  5.02   7   0   0   0   0   14   12    8    8    2   11    8
Rob Gardner            0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    0    3
Al Closter             0   0 11.57   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    3    3    1    4    2

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Kilkenny          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Bob Locker             3   0  1.23  16   0   0   5   0   22   15    3    3    0    4   15
Dave Hamilton          4   0  1.30   4   4   0   0   0   28   22    4    4    0   10    9
Darold Knowles         1   0  1.42  18   0   0   4   0   19   17    4    3    0    7   15
Ken Holtzman          10   4  2.12  15  15  10   0   3  119  104   33   28   11   15   54
Rollie Fingers         5   1  2.25  18   0   0   6   0   32   24    9    8    3    8   26
Catfish Hunter         6   3  2.40  14  14   5   0   1  112   79   33   30   11   28   70
Blue Moon Odom         3   2  2.79   8   7   1   0   0   42   34   15   13    4   22   11
Joel Horlen            2   0  3.00  12   0   0   0   0   21   22    7    7    1    3   12
Vida Blue              0   3  3.24   5   4   0   0   0   25   19    9    9    1   11   21
Diego Segui            0   1  3.57   7   3   0   0   0   23   25   10    9    2    7   11
Jim Roland             0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    5    2    1    0    0    0
Denny McLain           1   2  6.04   5   5   0   0   0   22   32   17   15    4    8    8
Don Shaw               0   1 16.88   3   0   0   0   0    5   12   10   10    2    2    4

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Lindblad          2   2  1.11  24   0   0   6   0   41   35    6    5    1   15   21
Mike Paul              1   2  2.36  23   3   0   1   0   34   30   12    9    0   14   18
Horacio Pina           0   2  2.43  22   0   0   8   0   30   23   10    8    0   12   27
Pete Broberg           5   4  2.66  12  12   3   0   2   81   54   28   24    2   37   56
Jerry Janeski          0   1  2.84   4   1   0   0   0   13   11    5    4    0    7    7
Rich Hand              3   4  3.00  10   8   0   0   0   45   34   17   15    2   26   24
Don Stanhouse          0   0  3.06   5   2   0   0   0   18   14    7    6    2   14   15
Casey Cox              1   0  3.45  10   0   0   2   0   16   19    8    6    2    6    9
Jim Panther            3   2  3.46  23   0   0   0   0   39   34   17   15    2   20   21
Dick Bosman            4   6  3.59  13  13   0   0   0   78   81   39   31    3   22   40
Jim Shellenback        1   3  3.95  12   6   0   0   0   43   37   21   19    5   14   21
Bill Gogolewski        3   6  5.63  14  10   1   0   0   54   54   35   34    7   21   41

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League Leaders

Wins:

  W. Wood (CHI)            11
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        10
  M. Lolich (DET)          10
  G. Perry (CLE)           10
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          8
  J. Coleman (DET)          8
  P. Dobson (BAL)           8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           8
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  T. Bradley (CHI)          7

Losses:

  K. Brett (MIL)            8
  F. Peterson (NY)          8
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       8
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          7
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         7
  S. Lockwood (MIL)         7
  M. Pattin (BOS)           7
  D. Tidrow (CLE)           7
  D. Bosman (TEX)           6
  R. Clark (CAL)            6

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (CLE)           11
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        10
  M. Lolich (DET)           9
  P. Dobson (BAL)           8
  D. McNally (BAL)          7
  W. Wood (CHI)             7
  T. Bradley (CHI)          5
  D. Drago (KC)             5
  C. Hunter (OAK)           5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           5

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             13
  W. Granger (MIN)         10
  T. Forster (CHI)          8
  H. Pina (TEX)             8
  K. Sanders (MIL)          7
  F. Scherman (DET)         7
  T. Burgmeier (KC)         6
  R. Fingers (OAK)          6
  D. LaRoche (MIN)          6
  P. Lindblad (TEX)         6

Shutouts:

  D. McNally (BAL)          4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  P. Dobson (BAL)           3
  K. Holtzman (OAK)         3
  G. Perry (CLE)            3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2
  P. Broberg (TEX)          2
  D. Drago (KC)             2

Innings Pitched:

  W. Wood (CHI)         141.2
  G. Perry (CLE)        138.0
  M. Lolich (DET)       123.1
  K. Holtzman (OAK)     119.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)       112.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)     109.0
  P. Dobson (BAL)       107.2
  J. Coleman (DET)      104.1
  D. Drago (KC)         104.0
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)   102.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)           112
  K. Holtzman (OAK)       104
  F. Peterson (NY)        101
  G. Perry (CLE)           99
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         98
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      97
  M. Lolich (DET)          96
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        94
  P. Dobson (BAL)          93
  D. Drago (KC)            92

Runs:

  M. Pattin (BOS)          48
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)         46
  F. Peterson (NY)         44
  S. Siebert (BOS)         44
  K. Brett (MIL)           40
  D. Bosman (TEX)          39
  B. Parsons (MIL)         39
  R. Clark (CAL)           38
  D. Tidrow (CLE)          38
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        37

Home Runs:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        11
  K. Holtzman (OAK)        11
  C. Hunter (OAK)          11
  M. Lolich (DET)          10
  S. Bahnsen (CHI)          9
  M. Pattin (BOS)           9
  T. Bradley (CHI)          8
  J. Coleman (DET)          8
  B. Parsons (MIL)          8
  D. Tidrow (CLE)           8

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            54
  J. Coleman (DET)         44
  R. Clark (CAL)           40
  M. Kekich (NY)           40
  P. Broberg (TEX)         37
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      36
  R. Culp (BOS)            35
  M. Wilcox (CLE)          35
  S. Lockwood (MIL)        33
  M. Lolich (DET)          33

Strikeouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)          95
  G. Perry (CLE)           93
  T. Bradley (CHI)         90
  J. Coleman (DET)         85
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        83
  W. Wood (CHI)            78
  J. Palmer (BAL)          72
  N. Ryan (CAL)            72
  C. Hunter (OAK)          70
  D. Drago (KC)            66

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